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Ekitiké or Thiago | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 6× this gameweek · last compared 52 minutes ago

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Thiago

Brentford, BRE

🏆 Thiago wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

7.4M

Cost

7.8M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

2.3

0.1%

Selected By

9.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

532

0.0

ICT Index

29.6

0.0

Form

4.5

💰 Thiago is the value pick - 1.79 pts per £m (Ekitiké 0.0 vs Thiago 1.79)

🎯 Ekitiké is your differential (0.1% owned) - Thiago is the template pick at 9.2%

Fixtures

Liverpool

BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22

Brentford

LIV 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-25
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-23

📅 Thiago has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Ekitiké

14.0

Thiago

51.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Thiago

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Thiago (Brentford, £7.8m, 14 points) is the better FPL pick over Ekitiké (Liverpool, £7.4m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Thiago also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).